scare the life out of: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- To frighten someone extremely; to cause someone intense shock or alarm.
Examples
BetaThat sudden scream scared the life out of me during the blackout last night.
Ce cri soudain m'a horriblement effrayé pendant la coupure de courant hier soir.
Don't sneak up behind me like that—you'll scare the life out of anyone!
Ne viens pas me surprendre comme ça — tu ferais une peur bleue à n'importe qui !
The unexpected thunderstorm scared the life out of the campers, forcing them to seek shelter quickly.
L'orage inattendu a terrifié les campeurs, les obligeant à chercher rapidement un abri.
- To cause someone great dread or apprehension, often used figuratively rather than literally.
Examples
BetaThe thought of failing the final exam scared the life out of her, making it hard to concentrate.
La pensée d'échouer à l'examen final lui a fait une peur terrible, rendant la concentration difficile.
He was scared the life out of by the idea of moving to a new city alone.
L'idée de déménager seul dans une nouvelle ville l'a terrifié.
Just the possibility of losing his job scared the life out of him during the economic downturn.
La simple possibilité de perdre son emploi l'a terrifié pendant la crise économique.
Examples:
- EN: He'd scare the life out of you!ES: ¡A él sí le habrías temido!
- EN: Why did you scare the life out of me?ES: Why did you scare the life out of me?
- EN: If a sailor in pajamas I should see I know he'll scare the life out of meES: Si un marinero en pijama debo ver sé que me matará del susto
- EN: Oh, those things, they scare the life out of me.ES: Estas cosas me asustan terriblemente
- EN: "She used to scare the life out of me, even as a pup."ES: "Me solía dar unos sustos de muerte, hasta de cría."
- EN: That was supposed to scare the life out of trick-or-treaters, not you.ES: Se suponía que tenía que asustar a los niños pidiendo dulces, no a ti.
- EN: Hey you guys didn't happen to bring any toilet paper did you? [Roar] First you scare the life out of me now you wanna lick me.ES: Escuchad, por casualidad no tendréis papel higiénico, ¿verdad? Primero me pegas un susto de muerte, y ahora me quieres lamer.
- EN: This is going to end up on one of those TV shows, where you scare the life out of me and get 250, eh?ES: Esto va a terminar en uno de esos programas de televisión, donde me asustas y consigues 250 euros ¿eh?
- EN: We need to scare the life out of her.ES: Tenemos que hacer que se cague de miedo.
- EN: He's letting that foolishness about Sekhmet scare the life out of him.ES: Está dejando que esa tontería sobre Sekhmet lo mate de miedo.
- EN: Between you and me, Jake, motorcycles scare the life out of me.ES: Tengo que confesarte que las motos me dan pánico.
- EN: He's letting that foolishness about Sekhmet scare the life out of him.ES: Está dejando que esa tontería sobre Sekhmet lo mate de miedo.
- EN: Between you and me, Jake, motorcycles scare the life out of me.ES: Tengo que confesarte que las motos me dan pánico.
- EN: Apart from anything else, it would scare the life out of Tracy.ES: Además, podría matar del susto a Tracy.
- EN: You women scare the life out of us.ES: Las mujeres, nos dais un miedo de muerte.
- EN: man, how you going to ride in here, screeching and blowing your horn-- scare the life out of me like that?ES: ¿Cómo se te ocurre venir así, tocar la bocina y darme un susto de muerte?
- EN: i was fixing my car, and you come roaring in here with your bad boys in the front and scare the life out of me.ES: Estaba arreglando mi auto. Vienes con tus villanos en el frente. - Me matas del susto. ¿ Quién eres?
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